Victoria’s Secret Angels: Queens of Influencer Marketing

Victoria's Secret has picked up an average of 100,000 Instagram followers daily for the first five days of January, increasing from 8.8 million to 9.3 million. Since early November when the 2014 Victoria's Secret models took to social media to announce their participation in the upcoming fashion show, the social world has been abuzz about the show and gorgeous models.

A recent study on brand perception revealed differences from male and female consumers. The most popular conversations were generated by the fashion show, followed by the semi-annual sale. Both genders talked about the amazing bodies of the models. Women tended to share their feelings about the models, while men tended to focus on physical elements of the show and models. Following the week after the show, when the sale started, the topics of women's conversations branched out to the sale and shopping experiences while the topics of men's conversations mostly remained unchanged.

Victoria's Secret has a long withstanding history of igniting excitement and conversation and securing its position as America's favorite lingerie brand. Its annual fashion shows have transformed the way Americans perceive lingerie shopping by elevating the shopping experience into a mainstream cultural phenomenon that is televised in 192 countries worldwide. As such, the brand's strategic move to always select and curate their angels who have massive social presence as leverage to further elevate its brand image and presence within the retail industry.

Is it a coincidence that all of these Victoria's Secret Angels have at least 1 million followers on Instagram? Absolutely not. A simple search of any of the models listed below will produce their Instagram pages as the top search result. The top Victoria's Secret Angels with the greatest number of Instagram followers: